- The DM Success Story: Slid into Canva CMO's DMs during COVID furlough asking "Do you need a partnerships person?" and got a laptop shipped four days afterโfive years later, still there ๐ฌ
- The Design Democracy Champion: Leads Canva's mission to "empower the world to design" by breaking down gatekeepers and making design accessible to everyone from grassroots organizers to Fortune 500 companies ๐จ
- The Two-Step World Changer: Canva's plan is beautifully simpleโstep one: become one of the world's most valuable companies, step two: do the most good possible ๐
- The "Playing It Safe" Rebel: Her controversial opinion? "Everyone's playing it too safe"โ she believes in being unapologetically yourself because "that's where the good stuff happens." ๐ซ
- The Art-Confidence Curator: Would teach a masterclass on finding art that speaks to you and creating a home that represents you, with a deck full of confetti and travel ๐
Moment Maker: Kate Marsden's Vision for Making Design Accessible to Everyone ๐ซ
Kate Marsden turned a COVID furlough DM into a five-year Canva career, now leading their mission to democratize design for 235 million users. She champions being unapologetically yourself over playing it safe, while dreaming of teaching art curation in a confetti-covered world.
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